The cross is central to any understanding of Christian theology. But what is the primary significance of the cross: God's victory over death and hell? The moral example of a righteous sufferer? God's Son taking the punishment for the world's sin? Or is it possible that our postmodern setting require[...]

This collection assembles essays by eleven leading Catholic and evangelical theologians in an ecumenical discussion of the benefits -- and potential drawbacks -- of today's burgeoning corpus of theological interpretation. The authors explore the critical relationship between the earthly world and it[...]